Finalist of last IPL, prepared to charge in Champions League 2014. With superb batting line up and strong hold in pace attack they can lay down any down any team and chase down any target easily. But they have no spin attack in their armoury, except Akhshar Patel who showed intelligent spin skill.
Skipper of Kings XI Punjab: The Australian iron man George Bailley will be on the leading front of the team.
Key Players:
- Killer Miller: The protean middle order batsman helps us to remember previous SA player Lance Klusener. He hits the ball as hard as Klusener and assumes the part of a finisher for his national team and franchise. Who can overlook his innings in the last version against the RCB in which he won them the diversion with an astonishing century scoring very nearly 90 odd runs in the last seven over's and left Kohli & co stunned. He'll be the one to watch out for this season also.
- Swashbuckling Opener Shewag: The Nawab of Najawgarh and tossed Indian opener will be raring to go in the Clt20 and demonstrate his critics wrong and get back his lost place in the Indian squad! He has been out of the team since quite a while because of poor performance. He could be very dangerous on his day, and will be anticipating this format.
- Mitchell Johnson: This tall fast bowler with mustache has just about made an apprehension in the personalities of the batsman with his lethal and fearsome rocking the bowling alley.
Other Reserves: The name which will come first is Wriddhiman Saha! Can you remember the century in the
IPL final 2014? He was exceptional! Dangerous pinch hitter Yuvraj Singh is also there in the middle but more dangerous thing is that he is in form again! Akhshar Patel is handy with bat and he had shown his quality spin in the last IPL also.
Plus Factor: A well balanced side with great fire powers both in batting and bowling section. They additionally bought a decent set of all-rounder in Maxwell and Parera. This team will be energy to figure with.
Minus Factor: The main shortcoming they have is their spin bowling department needing variety and infiltration power. They likewise don't have a quality wicket keeper batsman.
Kings XI Punjab need to improve their strategic bowling mixing Johnson’s pace attack, depending on Akhshar Patel for Spin bowling may prove costly. So it’s urgent need of this squad to add one or two quality match winner (spinner) bowler immediately as because the tournament is going to be held in India. Here, quality spinner can change a game completely.